Who we are looking for

To provide investment support to Global Equity Beta Solutions (GEBS) portfolio management team with a specific focus on Decision Support, Portfolio and Index Analysis, Process and System Enhancement and ad hoc support.

This team provides support in all EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific regions.

This role can be performed in a hybrid model, where you can balance work from home and office to match your needs and role requirements.

Why this role is important to us

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is a global leader in institutional asset management, entrusted with more than $2.78 trillion in assets. For more than three decades, investors worldwide have benefited from our disciplined, precise investment process and powerful global platform offering access to every major asset class, capitalization range and style across the indexing and active spectrums. SSGA is the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutions.

What you will be responsible for

As Junior GEBS Portfolio Management Investment Assistant you will

• Manage of index pipeline
• Create of single stock group draft trades
• Analysis of upcoming corporate actions including scrip dividends
• Update client specific guidelines in portfolio management tools and management of client restricted lists in RJL
• Support ETF basket process
• Build trade lists (stock, FX, futures) to be reviewed/submitted by GEBS Investment Managers
• Monitor portfolios against index and liaise with IM as the need arises
• Develop Smart Beta analytics and reporting to demonstrate ‘benefit’ in index portfolios
• Custom client reporting, performance and attribution analysis and risk analytics as the need arises
• Working with investment managers to improve efficiency of processes and workflow
• Assist in building required reports and presentations for internal governance committees

What we value

• Passionate about project and process management
• Seek chance to define quality improvements to processes
• Want to work in a diverse, multi-cultural environment
• Forward-thinking, curious and naturally dissatisfied with an outdated status quo
• Be able to utilize technology and systems
• Strong understanding of portfolio construction and investments
• Asset management industry experience a plus
• Capability to gain trust and respect of business partners while bringing objective and independent challenge to their activities
• Ability to work under pressure and self-motivation to master concepts quickly and connect dots
• Phenomenal teammate and collaborative attitude required

Education & Preferred Qualifications

An undergraduate degree in one of the following disciplines is preferable:

• accounting
• economics
• finance
• mathematics
• statistics.

Experience requirement: 3+ years working in a financial institution or a finance-specific industry

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.